Megadeth: Black Curtains transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) solo by: Jordan Baker PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: November 15, 2005 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------3----------------3------4/5-4/5-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1----0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-2/3-2/3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-----------------------4--7-| Ab|-----7-6-5------7-6-5--2--5-| Eb|-0-0--------0-0-------------| * * * * "Hey, look around you..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-----7-6-5------7/8-7/8-4/5-4/5-| Eb|-0-0--------0-0-5/6-5/6-2/3-2/3-| * * * * "Everything's..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-----------------------4--7-| Ab|-----7-6-5------7-6-5--2--5-| Eb|-0-0--------0-0-------------| * * * * "Listen up..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-----7-6-5------7/8-7/8-5-| Eb|-0-0--------0-0-5/6-5/6-3-| * * * * "...run for cover..." Play Riff 1 "Black curtains..." Play Riff 2 "Escape, you're joking..." Play Riff 1 "Black curtains..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|--------------------------2-----4-| Ab|-4--xx-5-4~--xx-5-4-------0-----2-| Eb|-2--xx-------xx-----2-0-2---2-0---| * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------2---5-| Ab|-4--xx-5-4~--xx-5-4-------0---3-| Eb|-2--xx-------xx-----2-0-2---2---| * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------15-14~-----15-14---------10------12-| Gb|-11~--xx---------xx-------11-9-11----11-9----| Db|------xx---------xx--------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|---------15-14~-----15-14---------10----13-| Gb|-11~--xx---------xx-------11-9-11----11----| Db|------xx---------xx------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-9----7-----------------0-2---------| Ab|-7--9-5-8---7-5-7-5---2-----4/5-4/5-| Eb|----7---6~--5-3-5-3-0-------2/3-2/3-| * * "Am I dreaming?" eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9----7-----------------0-2---| Ab|-7--9-5-8---7-5-7-5---2-----5-| Eb|----7---6~--5-3-5-3-0-------3-| * * "Held for ransom..." Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------0-2---------| Ab|-7----5-----4-2-4-2---2-----4/5-4/5-| Eb|----7---6~----------0-------2/3-2/3-| * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------0-2---| Ab|-7----5-----4-2-4-2---2-----5-| Eb|----7---6~----------0-------3-| * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------3-----------| Ab|-----4--------2--------5------0-1----1-0-3--| Eb|-3-3-2----3-3-0----0-2-3----3------------1--| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------3-----------| Ab|-----4--------2--------5------0-1----1-0-3--| Eb|-3-3-2----3-3-0----0-2-3----3------------1--| * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Mustaine) eb|-----2-----------2---------2----------2--------| Bb|-------5p2-5b7r5---5p2-------5p2-5b7----5p2----| Gb|-4b6-------------------4b6---a---a----------4~-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-------------------| Bb|-------------------3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-0h2h3-3p2p0-2p0---------------------------------| Bb|-----------------3-5p3p2-2h3h5-5p3p2-3p2p0-2p0---| Gb|-----------------------------------------------2-| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------3h4h6-------------------5h6h8-| Gb|-2h3h5-------2h3h5-------4h5h7-------4h5h7-------| Db|-------2h3h5-------------------4h5h7-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------14-----------14------| Bb|---------17p14--------17p14-| Gb|-16b18--------16b18---------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-17p14--19p14---------14-19p17p14-----| Bb|------14-----14-14h17-------------17~-| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-15h17p15-14h15p14\12h14p12\10h12p10\9h10p9\7h9p7-| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-12h14h15-15p14p12-14p12----12-------| Bb|-------------------------15----15p14-| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-14h15h17-17p15p14-15p14----15p14----| Gb|-------------------------16-------15-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------15h16h18-| Gb|-14h15h17--------14h15h17---------| Db|---------14h15h17-----------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------17h18h20-20b22--(22)r20-18~~\-| Gb|-16h17h19--------16h17h19------------------------------| Db|---------16h17h19--------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Friedman) eb|---------------------12-15b17~~--15b17r15-17b19~-| Bb|----------------12h15----------------------------| Gb|-----------12h14---------------------------------| Db|------12h14--------------------------------------| Ab|-12h14-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-17p15-17h19p15h16b17~~------17p15-17h19-15-------------| Bb|---------------------------x----------------17b20r17p15-| Gb|-------------------------x------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------15-----------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-[16]17~--12\5/-12~-----------14-(14)/15----15\14-12~-| Db|------------------------14p12----------------------------| Ab|------------------------------14-------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------19b20~--{19}-{19}-(20)r19-22b24~~-| Bb|-------------------17-20--------------------------------------| Gb|-------16-19-------------16-----------------------------------| Db|-------------17-19--------------------------------------------| Ab|-17-19--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-22-20---------------------| Bb|-------22b24r22p20--(20)~\-| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-/20----------17----------15----------------------| Bb|-----17-17\15----15-15\13----13-13h15p13\12-13-12-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-15p13p12--------12----12-15-12--------| Gb|----------14b16-----14----------14b15^-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------15-----| Bb|-12----12-17p12----12-17p12----15p12--------| Gb|----14----------14----------14----------h14-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-12-15p12----12-15--------(15)\-| Gb|----------14----14b16~----(16)\-| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Snakes, surround me..." Play Riff 1 "Black curtains..." Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill